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Amazon has this on slae right now for $289,
It has a 15" swing 38 between centers 8x1" and mt2 tapers so all my chucks would work but best of all the speeds go down to 360rpm. Let me know what you guys think cause my starter grizzly needs replaced. And this might be a good place to start till I can save up a couple grand.
Bob
http://www.amazon.com/Palmgren-84315...9?ie=UTF8&s=hi
http://www.palmgren.com/pdf/woodworking12.pdf
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Like I said in a PM Bob, I have no experience with this lathe but it shore seems to be a great price. Bernie had some trouble with his and some irritation with sears on service...but I'm hearing that Palmgren gives better response. This is one of Bernie's threads from a while back:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...highlight=belt
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
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Bob I ordered one of these yesterday. Should be here Jan 11th. I talked to Palmgren. They told me they do built craftsman lathes to craftsmans specks. He said we build our lathes to our specks. They have our name on them and we have been around a long time and expect to be around a lot longer. I was impressed. Now we will see what kind of machine I will get.
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Bob as I said in the PM go with the Palmgren. I think there lathes with their name is built to a better standard. I also think you get a whole lot better service. The only saving grace I have with Sears is I got a 5 yr. extended warranty. The problem is their repairman has never worked on a lathe before. So basically he brought the parts and I did the work.
Bernie
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
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I just ordered it, for $290 shipped how could i go wrong. Now to build a table!
Bob
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Now we will both have the same lathe.
Now I got some extra money for a chuck and maybe some tools.
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You guys will be twins!! The Bob Twins.hmmm.
Great price and free shipping to boot. Wow.
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
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I hope the other Bob is not that ugly. I looked in the mirror and scared myself.Originally Posted by John Hart
You guys will be twins!! The Bob Twins.
Great price and free shipping to boot. Wow.
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Hey I'm not ugly. Just not easy on the eyes!
So I gues we are twins!
Lets hope the lathes are good ones!
Bob
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Well I joined the ordering crowd. Looking at it this way.... cost $289..... regular price plus shipping would of added on $350... so I got it 'free'. That's MY story and I'm sticking to it!
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Thats how I explained it to my wife. She bought it!Well I joined the ordering crowd. Looking at it this way.... cost $289..... regular price plus shipping would of added on $350... so I got it 'free'. That's MY story and I'm sticking to it!
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hey now we can be
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Bob
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Bob;
I just ordered one the day before Christmas, It should be here by the 5th of Jan. It's is my first lathe. I will let you know what I think. Hope I made a good choice for the first lathe. The only thing I was not sure about was the 1HP motor. It may be a little on the light side. We will see!
Rex
Last edited by Rex Guinn; 12-27-2006 at 7:15 PM.
Rex
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Just got a message mine shipped today. through eagle USA?
Bob
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Rex you won't be sorry with the motor. I turned some 14 1/2" blank plus a 19" blank outboard and it handled them just fine. I have never stalled it.
Bonnie in a word yes. Your lathe will need to be bolted down. I have mine bolted to my wooden bench I built and on the lower shelf have 350 lbs. of sand. Doesn't move to much.
Bernie
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
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